As a random consumer why would I trust an American company more than a Chinese company? either company would throw me into a wood chipper for money if they could get away with it.

There are no entities on earth I trust less than US corporations and the US government (well, Israel but you’d have to literally be suicidal to willing use Israeli tech). I’ll happily give China my data. As far as I’m concerned, they’ve proven themselves to be a force for good, or at least neutral.